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The Importance of Personal Appearance
A special webinar presentation by the
NATIONAL NOTARY ASSOCIATION
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Objectives
What is personal appearance?
Why is it so important?
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The Pastor and the Mayor
Mayor/Notary notarized two signatures
One of the signers not present
Pastor forged other signature
Church and it’s property sold
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A Notary’s Purpose
To deter fraud
• Identify the signer
• Certify signature is authentic
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A Notary’s Purpose
“My friend is really sick.”
“My mom is disabled, and it is too difficult for her to come here.”
“I’ve been a client for many years, can’t you help me out?”
“You know my signature, just notarize the papers I left.”
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What is personal appearance?
• Appears in person
• Face to face
• In the same room
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Certificate obligates Notary
“The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me…”
“On this day…before me…personally appeared _____”
“Sworn to and subscribed before me…”
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Notary Misconduct
• Florida Attorney
• Pennsylvania Notaries
• Massachusetts Notary
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Unauthorized Practice of Law 1%
Blank Spaces 3%
Criminal History 2%
Disqualifying Interest 3%
Journal Issue 2%
Notary Certificate 5%
Misc. 6%
Satisfactory Evidence 3%
2011 Colorado Notary Complaints
Failure to require personal appearance
75%
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The Standard is Set
“A Notary can no more perform by telephone those notarial acts which require a personal appearance than a dentist can pull a tooth by telephone.”
Texas appellate judge in 1955
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Conclusion
57 years later…
You still must require the signer to appear before you to have a document notarized.
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